Application and implications for practice come from the interpretation of meaning from research findings. Communicating and using research evidence is an expectation of a BSN graduate.
Select and describe one of the conclusions from the required article from the Week 6 assignment that you found interesting and applicable to practice. Describe how you would apply the evidence to improve nursing practice. Explain your answer.
Discuss ways you would disseminate research-based evidence; how would you share with your peers? Include your thoughts on why it is important for you to be involved in communicating and applying nursing research evidence.
As you evaluate results reported in the articles, consider using the 4 rules below:
Table 6.1
Basic Rules for Looking at Data
Rule #1 :Understand the purpose of the study.
Rule #2 :Identify the variables—dependent and independent.
Rule #3 :Identify how the variables are measured.
Rule #4 :Look at the measures of central tendency and the measures of variability for the study variables.